tv Mornings on 2 FOX February 3, 2015 7:00am-9:01am PST
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oh my god. i like it a lot. it's flavorful, juicy that's melted garlic herb butter. yeah, it's really rich. the bun is just, like, really good. pretty classy burger! heads above! could this have come from jack in the box? no. no. no, not at all. i don't like fast food. hi. i made that. no! (laughs) no, really?! that is my new buttery jack with garlic herb butter melted right on it. you can go classic or bacon & swiss. will they melt in your mouth? you butter believe it. good morning. fans of the popular bay area rapper are shocked this morning as word spreads he was shot and
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killed late last night in oakland. we gotta get out. >> an early-morning fire at an assisted living home in san jose. the rush to make sure the disabled people living there got out safely. 7:00. we're live in east oakland. that's where a well-known rap artist was shot and killed late last night. alex savidge has been on the scene and in a couple of minutes he will share with us what a friend of the rapper known as the jakka told him. good morning. i'm tori campbell. >> good morning. >> i'm dave clark. we're also checking your weather and traffic. and steve paulson has a lot to tell you. >> most of it will be thursday. until then, we have a lot of high clouds and there will be very mild to warm temperatures the next couple of days. even north bay with cloudy skies. upper 60s. mostly cloudy, partly cloudy. a lot of high clouds. mild to warm. a lot of clouds again. hazy and warm.
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temperatures well above average. you can see the cloud cover moving in but then behind that, there will be a break. we'll have to wait until thursday before the system shows itself. it looks like rain in the north bay. it may take a while to get to areas south. 40s and 50s. 53 sfo. even -- this is above, but 50. mid-40s, sebastopol, petaluma. foggy reports coming in from clear lake. the cloud cover moving in might be increasing some of that fog for a few. a lot of cloud cover but it's about 48 hours away. look for a high cloud deck and temperatures will be in the 60s and 70s. partly sunny to mostly cloudy to the north. mostly sunny to the south. rain for the north bay but not until thursday. more on that coming up in 12 minutes. here is an update on the traffic with sal. how are we doing? we're doing okay. slow traffic here and there. for the most part we're okay when if comes to the bay bridge commute, it's slow as it
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normally is getting into san francisco. you will see traffic backed up for a 25-minute delay before you make it into the city. 880 we're still recovering although the recovery has gone well. lanes are open. southbound 880 at hegenberger. looks like everything is back to normal. northbound traffic also doing well, i should say. i was already ahead of myself because 580 is very slow in the livermore valley. slow up to dublin. a lot of people out there. 680 slow from the dublin interchange all the way down to about highway 84. there was a crash there as well. it's off to a rough start in that part of the bay. now it's 7:03. let's go back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. this morning, thousands of people are mourning the loss of an east bay rapper known as the
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jakka. >> reporter: already this morning we've seen a number of numbers, they have been dropping by this sidewalk memorial on 94th avenue and macarthur. this is where he was gunned. friends say he was a humble despite all of his success. ♪ >> reporter: he was well known in the bay area community. he first got his start back in the '90s with a band that made it to analbum and his real name was domonic newton. 37, the shooting happened after 8:00 last night. you can see the area blocked off with crime scene tape by oakland police as investigators gathered evidence in and around a minivan sitting in the street with its doors still open. this does not appear to have
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been a drive by according to police. detectives are not sure who exactly the target was here. one of newton's friends said he rushed outside when he heard gunfire. >> i was in the house. i heard gunshots. came outside. he was laying there. tried to help him. it's hard to say. it's hard to say. >> reporter: on social media, fans along with fellow rappers and deejays are all paying tribute using the hashtag ripjakka. >> there is a $20,000 reward, crimestoppers award that can lead to an arrest in this case. this is the memorial of the scene of last night's deadly shooting. we've already seen a number of fans dropping by already. friends dropping by as well. we expect this memorial will likely grow as we move throughout the day.
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>> we'll check back for an update. thank you. 7:05. residents are back in a san jose assisted living home after an early-morning fire forced them to evacuate. it started on donahue drive in the eastern part of the city just before 4:00 a.m. officials say it started as a car fire and then spread to the garage. that's when a caretaker for some disabled residents was woken up by his neighbor. >> my roommate came running through the house and said, we gotta get out. the neighbor says the fire -- your car is on fire. all i needed was a pair of pants and the door. >> fire crews were able to control the fire before it spread to the home. one car was damaged. san francisco is urging residents to take precautions.
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a four-alarm fire broke out and then two other cars broke out. the cause of the fires are still being investigated. firefighters say all three firefighters could have been prevented. firefighters say never leave food sit ing on the -- sitting on the stove and candles burning and don't disconnect smoke detectors. by this time next year, san leandro will have an armored ambulance. the city council approved buy it despite pretty loud objections from some in the community. critics say it's designed for the military, not a civilian police force. >> they say it's an ambulance. as we know, it -- >> we don't want to fear the police is going to come with tear gas and rubber bullets and attack us. that's what that vehicle represents to us. >> officers the ballistic protection so that we can get firefighters and get paramedics, provide first aid
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treatment to someone injured immediately. >> now, the city of oakland and other cities, they have similiar vehicles but this will be the first in the bay area that would give medical workers a place to safely treat somebody seriously injured at the scene of an emergency. the money to pay for this unit comes from a federal grant. coming up on 7:08. more than 90 people have been infected with measles statewide. here in the bay area, there are more than a dozen cases. now berkeley health officials are calling for action. tara moriarty joins us live from berkeley to tell us what they are asking parents to do. tara? >> reporter: we also want to mention that orange county has been the hardest hit in the state of california with 28 cases of measles. now, here in berkeley, health officials are asking all parents to get their children vaccinated if they haven't because if the measles were to pop up in the classroom, any child who haven't been vaccinated would have to be
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home for 21 days. that's the incubation period for measles. the same would go, the same story in marin county schools. now, measles is highly contagious. you have a 90% chance of getting it if someone in your home has it. one man said he thinks everyone should be vaccinated for the greater good. >> what happened to, you know, brotherly love and all of that -- we gotta take -- we either hang together or we die separately. >> there must be some other way to implement precautionary measures without ostracizing children. >> reporter: measles is an airborne virus. it can linger in the air for two hours. it can lead to severe complications, including hospitalization and death. but we know that an advisory was sent out to marin county clinicians last week alerting doctors to be on the lookout for the disease. we're hoping to speak with health officials in alameda county. find out what they have to say.
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live from berkeley, i'm tara moriarty back to you. >> certainhy a very important topic to talk about. the measles virus can linger in the air for two hours. experts say about every surface you can think of carries germs that can make you sick. atms can expose you to 1200 germs per key. another study found that cell phones carries more germs than a toilet handlele. even your purse or briefcase continue with bacteria. one study found all bags tested were contaminated. the best advice, wash your hands frequently with warm soap and water for 20 seconds, theat singing the happy birthday song twice. but keep in mind, soap dispensers are carry a lot of germs. >> those, too. a former radio shack employee charged with stealing nude photos off a customer's
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cell phone. jose morando was in court but did not enter a plea. a woman in san francisco said she took her phone to the store to fix a cracked screen. in january, while using ter tablet, she discovered more than a dozen photos had been texted to an unfamiliar number. the woman also filed a civil lawsuit against the man and radio shock. the man admitted to stealing the photos. five people were rescued over a sinking sailboat that was built amid controversy. this is coast guard video. this is about 120 miles off the coast of monterey. the coast guard said someone on that catamaran named the flying hawaiian set off an emergency beacon. five people were picked up by helicopters and taken to shore. the builder of the flying hawaiian faces several legal and financial problems, before
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launch, the boat in san rafael in 2013. he was also arrested for allegedly biting the finger of the harbor master during an argument. 7:11. it was supposed to attract more foot traffic. instead it is attracting trouble. coming up at 7:30, the complaints about a popular plaza in the castro district and who is being blamed. but first, no one could have predicted what was gonna happen at a groundhog day ceremony in wisconsin. after the break, the two things that made yesterday's celebration really awkward. we're looking at a commute where traffic is pretty normal in some areas which is to say it's slow here in san francisco it looks good approaching the 80 split. i just stepped outside. it's a little cool. a lot of high clouds. we have gone 40 days and 40 nights without any rain. so is there any rain? yes. i will tell you when.
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welcome back to "mornings on 2." 7:14. the widow of robin williams in a legal fight with his children from his first two marriages. susan schneider-williams claims robin williams's adult children have removed personal property from the tiburon home she shared with williams. she said they removed jewelry, clothing, toys and memorabilia just days after their father died including his academy award and some other trophies. the williams children say they only took what their father warranted -- warranted warrant wanted them to have. suge knight is due in court. he killed one man and injured another with his truck last week in southern california. it happened after an argument on a movie set.
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suge's lawyer says his client was being assaulted at the time and he ran over those men while tries to escape. the los angeles county district attorney says this case would be a third strike for suge knight. 7:15. a wedding between mass murderer charles manson and his 26-year- old fiance looks like it might not happen soon after all. their wedding license expires on thursday but prison officials say this past weekend was the last chance to hold a weekend because that was the last scheduling visiting hours before thursday. if they want to get married still, they have to register for another marriage license. manson was convicted of killing seven people. a man who says he's a friend of manson's fiancee said she's planning to get a new wedding license. closing arguments in the black market say called silk road could begin today. prosecutors in new york city have rested their case against
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ross albrich in san francisco. he's accused of masterminding silk road. prosecutors say he paid to solicit the murders of six people he felt were threatening them but say there's no evidence murders occur. albrich said he was framed and hadder over the company. he did not testify at his trial. google may be getting into the ride sharing business. google will unveil its own ride hailing service. that will put in direct competition with uber and google was an early investor in uber. and the services smartphone applications for drivers and riders are based on google maps. google's chief legal officer and a member of the board has reportedly informed usualer of google's plans. it's believed google's plans for entering the ride sharing business are in conjunction with its driverless car project. now, on the flip side, uber may
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be looking to compete with google in the driverless car industry. the company says it is investing in a new lab in pittsburgh, pennsylvania to study driverless cars and mapping technology. the driver is in partnership with carnegie mellon university. google has been developing and even testing its driverless cars for several years now. however, experts say fully you a on miss cars -- you autonomous cars are years's way. this week's ground how long is one the mayor will never forget. >> he suggests -- he says that -- that he -- >> did you see that? >> jimmy the ground hog bit the mayor's ear. he was about to announce spring is coming early. right there. ouch. slow motion. the celebration got stranger there. jimmy said the mayor got
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jimmy's prediction wrong and there would be six more weeks of winter. after a loot a lot of back and forth the city said only the mayor can translate jimmy's prediction. 7:19. and sal joins us now with an update on the commute. how is highway 4 looking? >> a slow. >> oh, dear. >> it's a little bit slow as you come up on the willow pass grade. good morning, everyone. let's start off with highway 4. highway 4 is slowing in pittsburgh and baypoint coming over to the concord side with no major problems. the traffic is going to be a little bit slow on 680 as you head south. this morning, at the bay bridge toll plaza, it is backed up for a 25 to 30-minute delay and no major issues coming through. traffic will be busy as you drive through the city. we've had slow traffic not
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caused by a lot of crashes, just a lot of slowing on all of the major highways. now, it is 7:19. let's go to steve in the weather center. >> all right, sal. thank you. a very good morning. janine just sent me a little note on facebook and said if you tell me the weather for the next six weeks, will you bite my ear? [laughter] >> very good. i love the domdy domdy -- comedy in the morning. where is the rain? haven't had any since christmas eve in san francisco. that's the third longest winter stretch. december, january, february, we're zeroing in on tying the second longest, 1976 of 42 days. two systems on the way. one for the north bay, thursday into friday. and i think everybody gets in on the sunday system. north bay could see 5 to 10 inches of rain. temperatures 40s and 50s. a little cool but there is a lot of high clouds out there
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palts says 48. a lot of cloud cover streaming over. we'll have mostly cloudy conditions in the morning and a break until we wait for the next system which is parking a lot of moisture. there's been over 3 inches in crescent city. thanks for the information. everyone who tweets me. sp weather. 40s and 50s on the temps here. 53, sfo. 48 for novato. 49 san jose, 48 concord. everyone is close. pittsburg is 50. a lot of 40s. moraga and la fayette, and alamo 44. lows are definitely up. cloud cover racing up from the hawaiian islands. there's plenty here. the question is will it stall out by the time we get to frey? there's plenty of cloud cover. there will be rain to the north. no doubt about it. there could be very hefty totals. 27 in truckee. 49 monterey, to 56 arcadia. a very warm system.
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a lot of cloud cover in the morning. some fog at clearlake. had a couple of reports on that. thursday's system will begin to give a lot of cloud cover as we see today and tomorrow those transition days. these are warm systems. snow level will be high. rain develops, heaviest to the north. it will linger into saturday but it may take a while to get areas to the south. this is just one projection from one forecast model flex seven days, 12 plus del north humbled county. south of that 2.5. an. mostly cloudy, mild to warm. partly sunny to the south bay. even with the cloud cover, these are well above average temperatures. no sign of cold air. we do look for a mix of high clouds, partly sunny, partly cloudies. that takes us and we'll go rain thursday to the north and for everybody on friday, the next
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system, the one i like is sunday. >> sunday, really? >> yes. it has more cold air with it. >> it's hard to believe it has not rained since coma eve. >> third longest stretch ever. 7:22. a super oops. a commercial for a national pizza chain getting a lot of buzz for its message. congratulating the seattle seahawks on winning the super bowl. how a backlog at west coast ports is putting a cork in a supply chain.
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spca said the dogs had to be taken somewhere or they would be put down. the spca said the dogs are in need of pretty significant care. some will be ready for adoption as early as this weekend. 7:26. the labor dispute at west coast ports is hurting large and small businesses. now some are considering very expensive workarounds. a major distributor of cork bottle stoppers, they can't get to 17 shipping containers filled with supplies because of the slowdown. now, the company is trying to have those supplies dropped off at ports on the east coast and on the gulf coast and then have them delivered by truck all the way to napa. that would cost them $12,000 a
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load but they say it's worth it. >> for us, we're here to -- we're here to service. if not, done. >> they may have to have future supplies flown in. that cost ten times more than shipping. hidden cameras and electronic monitoring but not to stop crime. up next, how the high-tech equipment will be used to encourage college students to go to class. >> reporter: and we're live in san francisco this morning where police are very busy investigating four home- invasion robberies in the past four days. coming up the areas where the robbers hit and what they got away with. we're looking at a commute that's still pretty robust in many areas on highway 4, 24, 680. we'll give you the rundown on what's happening. well, good morning. high clouds. cool to mild on the temps.
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its fourth home-invasion robbery in four days. mum in minutes, he will tell us -- coming up in minutes, he will tell us if police believe the crimes are linked. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. let's talk about our weather and traffic. and steve, this is gonna be an interesting week. >> did you step outside? >> i tried to. >> you did that for him. >> you beat me to it. >> i know. it will be an interesting week. starts more likely on thursday morning than today or tomorrow. we'll have higher clouds. it will be mild to warm. mostly cloudy skies. some fog, a couple of reports coming in especially up at lake county, clearlake oaks. clearlake. 45 santa rosa yet sfo, that's sfo. 53. upper 40s low 50s. the lows even though they are on the cool side, they are warmer compared to the last couple of mornings. mostly cloudy. cool to mild to warm. a lot of clouds, hazy and warm. you remember them, you remember the hazy and warm, too. very good friends of mine. we have a lot of high clouds.
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maybe a few sunbreaks early on. temperatures starting off and the highs will be above average. 54 la honda. mid-40s, menlo park, palo alto, woodside, los altos hills. foster city, 48. there's still some very warm air aloft. the high-pressure ridge doesn't want to get go. we hope we get rain on thursday. there could be some hefty totals to the north. let me deal with that tomorrow and on thursday morning. mostly cloudy, mild, warm. hazy skies. 60s and 70s. warmest temps toward the south bay. here's sal. we're looking at a commute where traffic is going to be busy if you are driving almost anywhere. this is the peak of it. and you will definitely see some slow traffic here at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's kind of slowing down. when i look at the middle of that commute. i don't really like seeing a lot of the stopped traffic. a lot of times it's moving better that than this-- than
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this. this is a 30-minute delay and you need to plan for the extra time. we're looking at a commute on the san mateo bridge that's busy as well. it's not really a great alternate route. it will be slow when you get over there. we look at san jose. i want to show you the red sensors. 85, 280, 101 all slow traffic. remember, tuesday is the -- it's the busiest traffic day of the week. you probably already knew that. today is not letting us down if you are looking forward to that. but who is? 7:33. back to the desk. san francisco police are busy searching for suspects in the series of unrelated but still very scary home-invasion robberies. the latest one was just last night. some of these robberies the victims were beaten while their homes were ransacked. brian flores joining us live at the headquarters. you have more details about the robberies. >> reporter: i do. very scary for the victims involved.
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san francisco police very busy over the weekend. going into this morning trying to find the criminals who did. the latest invasion happened after 8:00 last night on irvine street in the visitacion valley. police say a person who had a gun entered and forced two of the people living there to the ground. while this was happening, police say four other people went through the home and ransacked it. police say the people living there were not hurt. the robbers got away with a firearm. this was the scene last friday, our crew was on the scene of farelon. police say the victim let a woman into her home after she asked to use the restroom. moments later, the suspect pulled a knife out, put a blank kit over her head. told her to sit down the another man entered soon after. the police say the roners got away with -- robbers got away with cash, jewelry and cell phones. the victim was hit in the head during the robbery but she's doing okay. this is a map of the other two
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robberies, 7:30 in the diamond heights area. reportedly, the robbers force bli entered the home forcing their way and another home invasion on sunday, 5:30 a.m. off buchanan street in the lower haight neighborhood. the chronicle says the victim, a woman, was reportedly punched in the stomach and her mouth taped up by the robbers who got away with cash. police don't believe the cases are connected. but certainly very scary for the victims in this case. police are asking any witnesses or anyone who saw or heard anything to come forward. >> all right. thank you. 7:35. alameda county sheriff's deputies still searching for a man suspected of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl in a 99 cent store in hayward. take a look at these surveillance photos released by
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the sheriff's defense. they say a man attacked a girl inside the store. the girl's mother was shoching in another -- shopping no another aisle when this occurred. >> she was playing in the toy aisle. a man approached her and forced his hand down her pants. >> investigators are worried this may not be the first time he's done this. the sheriff's department is warning everyone with kids, keep a close eye on them. if you see or recognize the suspect, call them. 7:36. polititians are taking side in the debate over vaccination. last night, hillary clinton stated her views on twitter. she said, the science is clear. the earth is round, the sky is blue and vaccines work. let's protect all of our kids and added the hashtag grandmothersknowbest. she's considered the early front-runner for the democratic
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nomination in 2016. this comes after two likely republican presidential candidates, chris chris tie and rand paul both said they support parents having a choice on vaccinations. rand paul, who is a doctor, said "i'm not anti-vaccine at all, but most of them ought to be voluntary. he added that parents should have input. governor christie made similar remarks in britain while touring a factory that makes vaccines. >> i understand that parents need to have a measure in choice. that's the battle the government has to decide. >> 7:37. here on "mornings on 2" and there's growing concern about a popular plaza in san francisco's castro district. some say it's become a magnet for bad behavior. now, we were out there when police were called to break up a fight between a home let's
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couple at market and castro street. police ended up arresting a woman on charges of domestic violence. but some of the neighbors say things like this they are happening more often. they say other problems include dangerous dogs, drug dealing and litter. >> otherwise it's an unfortunate waste of space. it's a great spot. it was a gathering spot. that was kind of transitioned. >> there's a lot of people that aren't homeless that come out here, garbage everything, like after they are done with the bars and they are drunk and come out here and throw their trash and the homeless get blamed for it. >> there was a community meeting about this last night about the issue. some of the ideas were power washing and banning people from leaving their commonnings all over the plaza. today is the deadline for prosecutors to file charges against the man arrested for the dismembered body parts found in a suitcase on a san
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francisco police. police were out there searching for more evidence. the suitcase was found last wednesday near 11th and mission. police are not ruling outlook the possibility that that person was killed somewhere outside of the city. >> at this point, we've not located the other missing body parts but are searching for them. >> on friday, police arrested 59-year-old mark andres in connection with this case. he's being held on suspicion of murder. the san francisco chronicle is reporting investigators are looking into whether the remains are those of a missing man from vallejo who once lived with andres. but the police are not confirming that report. 7:39. college students skipping class is really nothing but but keeping track of them is. pam cook joins us from the newsroom with the action some colleges are taking to make sure students go to class. >> good morning. electronic monitoring and hidden cameras.
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some big name universities want to make shush you go to class -- make shush you sure you go to to class. freshmen at the university of arkansas, part of a pilot program, they are being monitored electronic. at harvard, researchers filmed classrooms to learn how many students were actually in attendance but the actions have some wondering why the universities care if you are in class and who should get that information. >> it's gotten so expensive, i think whether it's the tax payer or the parent, who is paying the bill should decide. >> who pays the bill may want to know if students are in class. but the colleges want to know because any want to advertise good graduation rates. according to the report, more than 4 in 10 full-time college students fail to graduate in ticks years. maybe skipping class could be part of the reason. they are going to try.
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7:40. well, from music to meals. beyonce is taking over. ♪ the new project she's attached to you to and how it -- attached to and how it could affect your waist line. and a first-hand look. still busy for the morning commute. if you are driving to the bay bridge. one of those delays. 280 northbound getting slow out of downtown. high clouds over us. fog as well. especially over lake county. overall, temperatures will be above average but what about the rain? maybe thursday. more on that.
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this morning we're getting a first hand look at a new high- tech tour guide. it will offer a unique look at san francisco and other big cities. ktvu's alex savidge tells us about the new app created here in the bay area and being released today that's ready to take users on a detour. >> reporter: this is the san francisco most visitors experience. but a newly developed app is promising to take tourists and locals, for that matter, off the beaten path. detour is ready to tell the city's hidden stories and we're getting a sneak peek. >> okay. the tour we're gonna try out today starts right here at the world famous fishermen's wharf sign. hit play. we'll give it a shot. >> look across the street to the crab stand. >> reporter: it gives turn by
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turn directions using your phone's gps to guide you through a neighborhood. it takes you beyond the big attractions. >> all right. so my tour guide is telling me to make a left right here. there is a secret passageway between these two restaurants here. push these doors open. we're supposed to go down here to the waterfront. >> lean up against the railing when you get to the other side. >> reporter: i'm introduced to a local firerman who has been working here for more than 40 years. >> welcome to the lagoon. my name is mike but people call me candy. probably only 20, 30 boats working. the rest are for show or charter boats. >> we really try to find authentic people in the neighborhood to narrate these stories and take you through a walk in their shoes. >> reporter: andrew mason dreamed up detour, the former ceo of groupon said his goal is to give people an
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alternative to tours. >> i started to think about somebody who loves to travel and is often let down by the ways to experience a place. >> reporter: all of the stories you hear are researched by veteran journalists and writers. there are plenty of surprises along the way. i didn't know this was here. had no idea. >> the place up here to the left, that's another example of someone working hard to hang onto history. >> the oldest machine in this room is from 1884. back then, these machines were a common form of entertainment. >> reporter: my tour guide tells me this machine gets more complaints than any other. we have quarters. let's find out why here, if i can get one in. see what it does. oh. looks like the wind is blowing a little bit there. [laughter] >> is that it?
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kind of want my quarter back. >> reporter: along with firkerman's wharf detour can take you on five other tours around san francisco from the painted ladies to north beach to the tenderloin. >> there's just a whole different perspective that you get when you take a walk through a place like that with a local, with somebody that really understands the place. >> reporter: detour is launching now in san francisco but mason says eventually the app will offer these one-of-a- kind walking tours in cities all around the world. >> pretty cool. that was alex savidge reporting. the app is free. but each detour episode is $5. it looks like something that even if you have been in san francisco for a long time, you could still learn something. >> it wouldn't hurt. turn here. hook there -- look there.
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i'm turning to sal. >> we're looking at a commute that's grown to a 40-minute delay, dave and tori between the carquinez bridge and the macarthur maze. that delay -- actually, 45 minutes or so. it keeps changing a little bit. but you get the picture. you will see a lot of slow traffic as you drive through. when you get to the bay bridge toll plaza, it's backed up for about a 40-minute delay as well getting into san francisco. it has been a pretty tough commute. the south bay has been slow all through the morning from 6:30 on. you can see the traffic is very slow on 101, 280 and 85. one of the busiest days we've seen in a while. although there have not been any major crashes. there have been fender-benders along the way. 7:48. let's go to steve. all right, sal. thank you. a lot of good information today. i guess the fog wants to hang out in lake county. a lot of reports up there. really thick fog, even parts of mendocino county. from upper lake and clearlake. a lot of fog up there.
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a lot of high clouds screaming in in advance of the system that will be here on thursday. so mostly cloudy this morning. a little bit more of a break or two towards the south. more clouds to the north. high clouds. hazy and warm later on today. a little cool out there. generally 40s and 50s. a mix of sun and cloud. we'll cloud it up on thursday. the breeze will pick up. there will be rain in the north bay. when will it get farther south? that may not be until friday. rain returns -- we've not had rain, but in san francisco since the 4th. 40 days. second longest stretch in 42 442. i do believe -- in 42. i do believe one forecast is going bonkers. the others are not. high cloud, mild to warm. 5040s and -- 40s and 50s. the system moving across right now favors the morning hours you can see it.
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we'll get a break later in the afternoon. we'll focus our attention on the moisture. it's already produced 3 inches in crescent city. these are warm systems coming up from the hawaiian islands. 40s and 50s. upper 40s for many. we had a couple of 30s. not today, gill troy close at 42. but higher elevations. this is up around 1100 feet. 61 degrees. still a sign there's very warm air aloft. that has to get kicked out of here. this is not a cold system. it's going to take a couple of days to find of get itself together and start moving in and dropping south. there will be really heavy rain up on the north coast. for other areas, it will be a slow process. we'll have to wait until friday after that. this might be longer. it could be one of those where it's pouring in santa rosa and san jose sitting there cloudy and warn. i've seen a foot plus for areas around del north hum bolt, 9 to
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10. after that, it goes hardly anything. i mean 2.5 is good for san jose. that may be more likely on sunday. mostly cloudy in the morning, mild, warm. hazy. 60s to the north. low 70s for some under the cloud cover that might hold temps down a little bit. mid 70s for a few. a lot of high clouds, next couple of days the we'll cloud it up. rain on friday. let's hope it drops south. mixture on saturday and then the sunday system i do like. >> you think that will be heavy. >> i think that will make it for everybody. >> but rain here doesn't necessarily mean snow in the sierra. >> these are warm systems probably starting off 7,000 feet. >> all right. thank you. 7:51. a pizza commercial getting so much attention this morning because it congratulated the wrong team for winning the super bowl. >> congraphlations, seattle
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seahawks. >> the networks running commercials where the company, papa john's conlates had the seahawks. two ads were made and the wrong one that's the one being shown. coming up on eight minutes before 8:00. don't let it go just let. frozen fever is far from over. ♪ let it go ♪ >> coming up in the next hour, details on a sequel hitting theaters in weeks and there is a new song. >> a new song. the city of oakland facing a significant budget shorts it fall. why it's -- shortfall. why it's coming up millions of dollars short despite a recent economic boom.
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warren sapp is out of a job after being arrested for soliciting a prostitute. the hall of famer was arrested just hours after the super bowl at a hotel in downtown phoenix. police say two women claiming to be escorts say they got into a physical fight with warren sapp over money. he was there in phoenix covering the super bowl. the network says warren sapp was fired after his arrest. warren sapp played for the raiders between 2004 and 2007. in 2010, he was arrested the day before the super bowl an a domestic battery charge. 7:55. president obama's $4 trillian budget proposal includes millions of dollars for california. that includes 165 million to expand b.a.r.t. to san jose. 600million to build and renovate veterans affairs facilities and more than 200 million to help the jet propulsion laboratory in
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southern california send another rover to mars. but the money is not guaranteed. in fact, republicans who control congress have criticized the president's spending plan as excessive. another proposal in the president's budget is the creation of a new government agency dedicated to keeping the country's food safe. this comes after outbreaks of illnesses linked to chicken, eggs, peanuts and canty hope in recent years. currently more than a dozen federal agencies oversee food safety and consumer advocates have long called for bringing it all under one roof. 7 oosm 56. economic boom in oakland not yet reflected in the city's finances. there is a new report out saying oakland still has a $30 million budget shortfall which makes it hard for the city to achieve some of its goals like increasing police staffing. now, that budget deficit exists even at a time when property values are going up. sales are increasing and hotel
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occupancy rates are up which means more than money is coming into the city. an ongoing drain on the city's budget are escalating pension costs which are scheduled to go up by $10 million in the next fiscal year. 7:56. if measles break out in berkeley, the city has a plan. coming up next, what the city health department claims will happen in schools if there is an outbreak. fans are saying goodbye this morning to a popular bay area wrapper gunned down in oakland. we'll tell you about what police are investigating here. the killing of the jakka and what fans and fellow artists are doing to pay tribute. still looking at slow traffic in many areas especially at the bay bridge. but also in the east bay. we'll tell you more. high clouds over us, we're waiting to seal if this system will deliver the rain on thursday in the north bay. today a lot of clouds. but still mild to warm.
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killed. alex savidge will join us in a couple of minutes. how fans are reacting and with what of his friends is saying about that. thank you for joining us. welcome to "mornings on 2." it is tuesday. it is february 3rd. i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. a quick look at weather and traffic. so steve, not too pad today for the weather? >> a lot of high clouds. mild, warm. we're waiting for thursday. today and tomorrow. it will be a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures 40s and even some mid-50s. hayward, san jose already 50. sfo is 54 degrees. a little cooler, santa rosa. a lot of fog reports in mendocino county into lake county. mostly cloudy to the north. cool to warm for some, i should say mild. a lot of clouds. hazy and warm. system moving through right now will get clouds in the morning and then some sun in the afternoon. waiting for the system that will start off tomorrow and then everything starts to cloud up. we'll see where the rain line
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begins. there will be heavy totals to the north. it will take another day or two. 40s and 50s. a lot of temperatures well up compared to the last couple of days due to the cloud cover. there is a lot of moisture. it looks like it's on its way for the north bay. it may take until friday before it gets to point south. mostly cloudy here in the morning. and then partly sunny. mild to warm. hazy see skies. not much of a breeze yet. highs 60s and 70s warmest temps to the south. >> here is sal with an update on the traffic. >> it's very slow. this morning we're having a pretty robust commute. let's take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza and things are improving a little bit here at the very least. we're seeing a little bit of improvement getting into san francisco. there are no major problems as you drive through. the traffic continues to look pretty good as you drive through there. and there are no major problems. traffic in oakland onle 8 -- on 880 is not bad. you can see traffic is moving along slowly as you pass high
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street. san jose, 85 has improved but 280 and 101 are still jam packed as you drive through. alex savidge has more on the growing memorial for the rapper jakk ta. >> reporter: friends and fans are turning up at the sidewalk memorial across the street and we'll show it to you. they are coming out to pay tribute people are gathering. they are lighting candles. this the scene of the deadly shooting. we're on 94th off macarthur and friends tell us the jakka was the hum bem guy that never -- humble guy that never let success go to his head. ♪
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>> reporter: there was a minivan left sitting with the doors open. police say this does not appear to have been a drive-by. detectives are still working to to figure out who the target was in this case. one of newton's friends who lives nearby told us that he rushed outside when he heard the gunfire last night. >> only thing -- you know, it's
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hard to say. >> it's not right for nobody. >> on social media already this morning, fans of the jakka are paying trick butte. so are many fellow rappers and deejays. they are using the hashtag ripjakka. and this is the home page where fans are going to remember the man and his music. there's already a $20,000 reward crimestoppers reward being oflerred in this case for any information that can lead to an arrest. >> all right. alex savidge live for us in oakland.
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>> 8:04. new this morning residents are back in a san jose assisted living home after an early- morning fire forced them to evacuate. it started on donahue drive in the eastern part of the city just before 4:00 a.m. officials say it started as a car fire and then spread to the garage. go that's when the caretaker was woken up by his neighbor. >> my room made said, we gotta -- my roommate said, we gotta get out. at that point, i just needed a pair of pants and the door. >> firefighters were able to control the fire before it spread to the home. no one was hurt. one car and the garage were damaged. an effort in one sonoma county community to rebuild trust between the community and the police is underway. last night in santa rosa, a task force unveiled the idea of
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a watchdog during this meeting. the task force wants an auditor's office to review complaints and the uses of force. that idea is getting mixed reactions. >> it's truly a shame to not take this opportunity to really say what you believe is needed throughout this whole country. it's a tragedy. >> we're gonna get something built. and we'll make it better every single day. 19-year-old brock turner is accused of raping an intoxicated and unconscious woman. two men on bicycles say they saw turner on top of the woman. they chased him and held him down until police arrived. >> these types of sexual
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assaults happen. >> i think we forget because because we're in the bubble. these things are a normal occurrence. i think people are not aware of their surroundings. they think we're safe. these kids are smart. >> in the past, stanford students have protested over the way the university handles sexual assault cases. the university has declined to comment on turner's case. turner has moved back with miss family in ohio but must be at every court appearance. 8:07. the growing california measles outbreak. it has the city of berkeley taking steps now to protect children even keeping unvaccinated students home from school if necessary. ktvu's tara moriarty joining us live now. you are at the alameda county public health department with more on this. good morning. >> well, good morning. they are asking that all parents get their children vaccinated and that's because in berkeley, if the measles were to pop up at a school there, one of the classrooms, they say that all unvaccinated children would be sent home for
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at least 21 days. that's the length of the incubation period for the measles. now, the same story would apply in marin county at those schools. measles is highly contagious. you have a 90% chance of getting it if someone in your home has it. some people in berkeley think the school's plan is too harsh. others like the idea. >> i do agree with it. there are a lot of people who do come to public schools. especially those susceptible to -- if they are having cancer treatments, it's not fair. i red a story about a child undergoing -- undergoing chemotherapy. when you aren't va nateed, you are putting a bunch of children at risk. >> reporter: measles is an airborne virus and can linger in the air for two hours.
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coming up at noon we'll have much more. eepts say it's designed for the military, not for the civilian police department -- >> they say it's an ambulance. as we know it has 11 gun points. >> we don't want to see the police is going to come with tear gas and with rubber bullets and attack us. that's what that vehicle represents to us. >> we can provide treatment immediately. >> the city of oakland and other cities have similar vehicles but this would be the
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8:10. four home-invasion robberies in san francisco in four days? coming up in 22 minutes, the latest incident, how the suspects got inside and whether police think there is a connection between the crimes. and new information regarding the daughter of the late whitney houston after the break, what police found in bobby chris -- found in bobbi kristina's home. waiting on the rain. a lot of high clouds today and tomorrow but the rain will be thursday if it makes it. could be heavy totals in the north bay. more on that. brok
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new information on the circumstances surrounding the near drun drowning. whitney houston's daughter. police did find dogs at -- drugs at the home. she remains hospitalized after being found unresponsive in a bathtub. they say she's fighting for her life. her mother, whitney houston, died three years ago in a bathtub of a drug overdose in beverly hills. the widow of robin williams is in a legal fight with his children from his first two
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marriages. susan williams claims robin williams adult children have removed personal property from the tiburon home she shares with williams. she says zach and cody williams remove jewelry, clothes, toys and memorabilia just days after their father died including robin williams academy award and other trophies. williams' children say they only took what their father wanted them to have. williams committed suicide last august. rap music moguh suge knight is due in court. he killed one man and injured another with his can truck last week down in southern california. it happened after an argument on a movie set. now, nights' lawyer says his client was being ail salted at the name and he ran over -- assaulted at the time and he ran over the men trying to escape. the l.a. county district attorney said this case would be a third strike for knight. beyonce is taking a new
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spin on her sit song, single lay -- dash on her hit song, single ladies. >> she's saying if you like it, you should have some greens on it. >> greens. >> yeah, greens. beyonce, launching a vegan meal delivery program. meals range from $9 to $16.50. they are entirely plant based and don't include gluten, soy or dairy. and beyonce and her husband went on a vegan diet for 22 days about a year ago and liked it. now she's trying to help other people give it a try. all of the ability to make all of the healthy food. this is an option. >> you are standing with us. a certain anchor name that
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rhymes with shori shambell. >> i wonder who that is. >> good morning, everyone. our commute is -- it's just already. let's go out and take a look at the freeways here. we'll start off with the freeway on 101, the bayshore freeway. that is backed up because of an earlier problem on northbound 101 right near marsh road. bach for that. southbound traffic is okay. across the bay, 880 northbound, you will see slow traffic there on 880 northbound approaching a stalled truck at 29th. it's backed up from near san leandro as you head up there. when you get to the bay bridge toll plaza, it's been improving. look at the drive on the 880 ramp. the time is 8:17. let's go to steve in the weather center. >> we have a lot of high clouds. morning event and sun in the afternoon. we're almost on the back edge. a lot of fog up in mendocino
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county and lake county. they are taking the brunt of that. >> high clouds, patchy fog. some of it very thick. hazy and warm later on today. sun and cloud. we'll cloud it up by thursday. the question is when will it start. and how far south will it dip. again, one forecast model is just incredibly wet. 5 to 10 inches. we haven't had rain in san francisco for 40 days since christmas eve. the second longest stretch is 42 that looks like we'll tie that which was in 1976. that was a very dry year. there are 50s around. if you have the fog, it will burn off. 40s and 50s. 54 sfo. most of these are up compared
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to yesterday. we had a couple of 30s. that's not the case. all 40s and 50s. a lot of cloud cover. very moist pattern coming up from the hawaiian islands. it's taking him to the north before anyone else. once it finally starts to dip south is the big question. there's been rain on the north coast. thursday asystem a lot can happen between now and then. it's a mild to warm system. these are not cold by any stretch of the imagination. snow levels will be high. there could be heavy rain to the north. there will be. how far south it may take a while. next seven dane projections anywhere from a foot plus del north humboldt county. 9 to 10 for santa rosa. there's one that's dry that will probably be in the middle. 2.5 for san jose. 1.75 for monterey. a lot of that may be friday and sunday. mostly cloudy in the morning and then partly sunny in the afternoon.
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hazy skies. 60s and 70s. some sun will pop through. above average on the temps. not only north bay but east bay unless you are dealing with the fog. it won't stop some areas. partly cloudy on wednesday and then we cloud it up. rain to the north bay. it look likes for everybody on friday, we hope. a mixture on sunday. sunday looks pretty good to me. >> december was beyond yet. >> not the problem they have back east. from the midwest cost northeast, people are digging out following another major snowstorm. parts of massachusetts received more than a foot of new snow. the snow has moved out but bitter cold temperatures are quickly becoming a major
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concern. temperatures are expected to plunge to the northeast with some areas dipping below zero. >> i also want to members they were going to have the patriots' super bowl parade today but that's been pushed off to tomorrow because of the weather. it will be still be cold and black ice is expected to be a major concern. schools are also closed in much of the northeast. the past seven days have been the snowest in boston since 1891 with 40 inches of snow. since sunday, about 7,000 flights have been canceled due to the weather and hundreds more are expected to be canceled as well. we checked our local airports. sfo is report 16. yesterday, they had 60 cancellations. san jose and oakland are not reporting any major
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cancellations at this time. >> my sister in philly says no extra snow so far. 8:21. this groundhog day is gonna be one the mayor of sun prairie wisconsin will never forget. >> he says -- >> he's supposed to be whispering. the groundhog bit his ear. jimmy bit him. you saw it in slow motion. the celebration got more out of control when the handler said the mayor actually got the prediction wrong and instead there would be six more weeks of winter. after a lot of back and forth, the city then issued a statement saying, hey. look only the mayor can translate jimmy the groundhog's prediction. >> it is 8:22. think you know san francisco? you may want to think again. in 22 minute, the new app that allows locals to become tourists and tourists to become amazed piloting them explore the sit in a way never before.
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google was an early investors and the smartphone applications are based on google maps. the chief legal officer and a member of uber's board has reportedly told uber about bugle's plan -- google's plans. it's believed the plans were getting into the ride sharing business in conjunction with the driverless car project. on the flip side, uber may be looking to compete with google in the driverless car industry, believe it or not. the company says it's investing in a new lab in pittsburgh, pennsylvania to study driverless cars and mapping technologies. the product is in partnership with karn anythinggy melon university well known for the skill and expertise in computer science and robotics. google has been developing and even testing driverless cars for several years now. however, experts say fully you a autonomous cars are years's
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way. a way to make sure those college students are really going to class. how several college campuses are keeping track of attendance. >> reporter: we're live in san francisco, where police are investigating four home invasion robberies in the past four days. coming up an update from police and the areas where the robbers hit. some commutes have improved. others are still very slow. we'll sort out the two and we'll tell you more about the south bay drive. a band of high clouds for the morning. but there will be more sun in the afternoon. fog seems to be favoring areas to the north. what about the rain? maybe thursday. more on that coming up. with a dog as a partner, i got to be up on my voice commands. it's why xfinity's new voice remote is perfect for me. find cop shows. i just say it and i see it. [radio chatter] [dog bark] finding my shows has never been easier. [dog barking] watch top chef. [dog bark]
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police headquarters, brian flores is out there looking into a disturbing trend this morning. it's making people nervous. late last night, the city had its fourth home-invasion robbery in four days. coming up in minutes, brian will tell us what the thieves are stealing and if police think these crimes are already connected. stay tuned. thank you for joining us on "mornings on 2." tuesday, february 3rd. i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. your time is 8:30 and steve we've been talking about keeping track of the time. we're getting our clock back here. >> clock will be back tomorrow. people have been asking you where is my clock? it will be back. what time is it? 8:31. 8:31. clock will be back tomorrow. tomorrow we'll have some clouds back, too. we have some over us right now. 46 to 54. thank you for writing them. it's nice to hear from you. 46 to 54. 60s and 70s. high clouds, hazy and warm.
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temperatures, 40s and 50s. had a couple of smattering of 30s the not today. even mid-50s. san francisco in there. high clouds for the morning and then mostly sunny. but hazy, mild to warm we'll get a break tomorrow morning. there's fog. a lot of fog mendocino county and lake county by far the leaders of the pack. then we increase the clouds, leading to what we believe will be rain in the north bay. it may take until friday. 40s and 50s on the temperatures. they are up. not much of a breeze yet. a ton of moisture. this is a warm system. it can hold a lot of moisture. rain is on the way. just not today. not tomorrow. it looks like thursday for the north bay. we'll fine tune the areas south as we head towards thursday. mostly cloudy in the morning and then partly sunny, mostly cloudy in the afternoon. hazy skies, 60s and 70s . >> that clock? >> what clock? >> it will be back tomorrow. it will be back. until anyone, what time is it. it's time to get ill.
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[laughter] >> good morning, everybody. that's the beastie knows. let's take a look at the commute now on the eastshore freeway from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze westbound 80. there are no major problems and it's improving a little bit. 32-minute drive. i kind of like that. when you get to the bay bridge toll plaza, it is improving there as well. a little bit of a backup. not too much as you get into san francisco. i mean, not too much for this time of the morning. it's about a 15-minute delay before you make it into the city. the peninsula we've had some trouble there. the traffic has been slow as you drive through there. but no major problems on 101 or 280. southbound 101, is slow out of burlingame as you head down to highway 92. 8:32 back to the desk. >> there's been a string of frightening and vine lent home- invasion robberies in san francisco. it's making some people nervous and the police are on alert. in some of the robberies, the victims were beaten while their
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homes were ransacked. brian flores joining us live in san francisco. you are at police headquarters. tell us more about what's happening out there, brian. >> reporter: hi, dave. i just got an update. they continue to work upon the four separate cases, the home- invasion robberies and that includes solidifying some of the suspects' descriptions in each of these cases. they will have more information when the detectives get in later this morning. they are busy trying to find the cles. the latest one happened after 8:00 p.m. on irdescribe street and wild avenue in san francisco's visitacion valley. police say a person who had a gun entered and forced two of the people living there to the ground. police say four other people went through the home and ransacked it. the people were not hurt but the robbers got away with a firearm. now, this was the scene last friday, our crew was there is on 100 block of faral 0. n in
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the ocean view neighborhood. police say the woman, the victim, let another woman in the case. but then another man came in, pulled out a knife, pulled a blanket over her head. when we spoke with family members. they got away with jewelry and tools. the victim was hit in the head during the robbery but is doing okay. want to go no a map to the other -- want to go to a map to the other robberies. one happened at 7:30 in the diamond heights area. reportedly the robber forced his kay into the home of an 85- year-old man and his wife, forced his wife to pinpoint valuables, cash and smartphones. another suspect went away -- trove abe way in the victim's home and -- away in the victims home and then another one on bu can on sunday in the lower haight neighborhood. the victim, a woman in this days, was reportedly punched in the stomach. her mouth taped up by the robbers who got away with cash. that was placed in a closet. now, at this point, police do
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not believe, again, that these home invasion robberies are connected. they are working to get suspect descriptions out there. hopefully we'll have those later. if there are witnesses that saw or heard anything, you are urged to call san francisco police. >> the investigation goes on. thank you. 8:34. meantime, today is the deadline for san francisco prosecutors to file charges against a man who was arrested in connection with those -- those dismembered body parts found in a suitcase on a san francisco street. police were out there searching for more evidence. the suitcase was found last wednesday outside of a goodwill store. police are not ruling out the possibility the person was killed outside of the city. >> we've not located the other missing body parts but are actively searching for them. >> on friday, police arrested 59-year-old mark andres in connection with this case. he's being held on suspicion of murder. the san francisco chronicle
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reports investigators are looking into whether the remains are those of a missing man from vallejo who used to live with andres. but police have not confirmed report. alameda county sheriff's deputies are searching for a man suspected of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl sign id of a 99 cent store in hayward. the sheriff avenue department released this surveillance photo. investigators say the man attacked the girl sunday afternoon at a 99 cent store in unincorporated hayward. the girl's mother was shopping in another while when it happened. >> while she was playing in the toy aisle, a man approached her and forced his hand down her pants. >> investigators are worried this may not be the first time this man has done this. sheriff's department is warning everyone with kids, keep a close eye on them. and if you see or recognize the suspect call them. 8:36. there is growing concern about
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a popular plaza in san francisco's castro district. some say it's become a magnet for bad behavior. we were there when police were called to break up a fight between a homeless couple on on the corner of market and castro street. neighbors say scenarios like this are becoming more common. they say other problems include dangerous dogs, drug dealing and litter. otherwise, it's an unfortunate waste of space. it's a great spot. i think it was once a gathering spot and now it's kind of transitioned. >> there is a lot of people that aren't homeless that come out here garbage, after they are done with the bars and they are drunk and they come out and throw their trash and the homeless gets blamed for it. >> there was a community meeting last night. some of the issues discussed were power washing and prohibiting people from leaving their belongings on the
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landscapes. today san jose city council members will consider a five- year plan to end homelessness in santa clara county. according to san joseindied.com, the -- san joseinside.com, they are aiming to house 6,000 homeless people by 2020. they want to develop ways to house the homeless, securing enough funding and developing a specific plan for each person. one of the goals for the coming year is to identify unused public land to convert into housing. developing news coming in from france. new reports, three soldiers were attacked by a man with a knife. french police union official says the three soldiers were on an anti-terror patrol today in the southern city of nice when they were attacked. at this point, we don't know their condition. the attacker was detained but two people with him got away. france, as you know, as been on high alert -- has been on high
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alert since the attacks recently. more than 10,000 soldiers have been deployed all across france. back here at home, skipping class hand college is nothing new on a campus. it may soon be a thing of the past. pam cook is in the newsroom now to explain what's going on, pam? >> reporter: well, typically in college, you are 18 an adult and you are paying to be there. at least someone is. should college track students to make sure they go to class? some universities say yes because studies show attendance is directly related to the grade and grades are directly related to graduation rates. college rankings depend on good rates. according to the wall street journal, villanova is using student i.d. cards to track attendance at lecture halls. freshmen are monitored elek trongically as part of a pilot program and at harvard researchers secretly filmed classrooms to see how many students were there but the actions have some wondering who
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should get that information. >> it's gotten so extensive. i think whether it's the tax payer or the parent whoever is paying the bill should decide. >> at most four years college, attendance has been left up to the professor's discretion. now, according to the reports, more than four and four ten failed to graduate. many are using retention alert systems that monitor many drivers that can lead to dropping out. that includes playing hookie. >> let my two kids know in college. >> yes. [laughter] >> thank you, pam. papa john's is recovering from a major fumble following super bowl. in 11 minute, the big oops regarding the latest ad campaign. some of us have dreamed about it -- as playing monopoly as kids with real money.
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giving dozens of lucky players a whole lot of cash, after the break. we still have a little bit of commuting to do if you are on the san mateo or bay bridge. we'll give you the rundowns coming up. at 8:40. we have mostly cloudy skies. a lot of fog to the north. waiting on the rain. looks like timing. [alarms blaring] ohhhhh...
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we're getting a first happened look at a high-tech tour guide. it will offer a unique look at san francisco and other cities. alex savidge tells us about the new app created in the bay area and being released today that's ready to take users on a detour. this is the san francisco most visitors more experience. but a newly developed app is promising to take tourists and locals off the beaten path. detour is ready to tell the city ahidden stories we're getting a sneak peek. the tour starts right here at the world famous fisherman's wharf sign. hit play. we'll give it a shot. >> look across the street to the crab stand. >> reporter: the app gives turn by turn directions, using your phone's gps to guide you through a neighborhood and it
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takes you beyond the big attractions. so my tour guide is telling me to make a left right here. there is a secret passageway between these two restaurants here. push these doors open. we're supposed to go down here to the waterfront. >> lean up against the railing when you get to the other side. >> reporter: i'm introduced to a local firerman working here for more -- fisherman working here for more than 40 years. >> welcome to the lagoon. my name is mike. people call me candy the there's probably only 20 boats working these days. the rest are show or charter boats. >> we try to find authentic people in the neighborhood to narrate the sawyers. >> reporter: andrew mason treatmented up detour, the former ceo of groupon said his goal is to give people an alternative to tours. >> i started to think about it as somebody who loves to travel
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and is often let down by the ways that exist to experience a place and learn about a place. >> reporter: all of the stories are researched by veteran journal is and writers -- journalists and writers. there are plenty of surprises along the way. >> i had no idea this was here. >> the place up to the left, that's another example of someone working hard to hang onto history. this machine is from 188 had. back then machines were a common form of entertainment. >> reporter: my tour guide tells me this machine gets more complaints than any other here in this museum. we've got some quarters. let's find out why here. if i can get one in. see what it does. oh. looks like the wind is blowing a little bit there. [laughter] >> reporter: is that it? kind of want my quarter back.
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along with fisherman's wharf, detour can take you to the painted ladies, to the north beach to the tenderloin. >> there's a whole different perspective that you get when you take a walk through a place like with a local, somebody that really understands the place. >> reporter: detour is launching now in san francisco but mason says eventually the app will offer these one-of-a- kind walking tours. >> that's another example of someone working hard to hang onto history. >> reporter: in cities all around the world. >> and that was alex savidge reporting. the app is free to download. but each detour episode is $5. i was actually looking at the website. it shows some. areas in san francisco. i don't know terribly well. >> you and i were talking about that. >> yeah. >> we should venture out and see those places. >> and you can go with a local. >> great idea. hey, sal, everybody
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behaving for you? >> well, it is getting a little bettering dave. >> that's good. >> i don't know if i can count that as behaving but i like it. let's see what we have now. let's take a look at the commute on 880. we had a stalled truck in the way on 880 northbound. had slow traffic in the area. also looking at the bay bridge toll plaza, and that is backed up for about a 20-minute delay. it's a little bit better than it was before but you are still gonna see slow traffic. the peninsula traffic on 101 has been slow all the way down into san jose and the santa clara valley a late start and 17 by the way is quietly having a terrible day as it turns into 880 and getting up past the san jose international airport. 580 is has improved as you drive from livermore to dublin. the time is 8:48. let's go no steve in the weather center. >> any reason for that 17 off -- >> reporter: just a lot of -- tuesday, steve. one of the worst days of the week when if comes to getting to work. a lot of high cloud.
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we'll get mostly sunny skies later. kind of just a weak band drifting over. keeping temps up. 40s and 50s. we're waiting on the rain. there is a big difference in the models on the projections and amounts and timing and all of that. tackle that more tomorrow than today. today and tomorrow won't be bad. san francisco has not had rain since christmas eve. the second longest stretch is going back to 1976. the longest is 60 days. we'll not see that. we may tie that long stretch. thursday evening looks like to the north bay. the first system and then into friday and then a better system on sunday. sunday is the one i like most. north bay could see 5 to 10 inches if everything comes together on one model. the other two are not wet. higher clouds moving through pretty fast. if you have that fog, mendocino county, lake county after that lifts you should have mostly sunny skies. hazy, though. 40s, 54 half moon bay. sfo, san francisco says 56. pretty mild there.
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40s. menlo park went to 47 almost 50 for palo alto and 56 la honda. already in foster city. there is a lot of moisture out here. it's coming up from a warm source. a lot of moisture. really caking aim at extreme -- taking aim at extreme northern california. there was 3 inches in crescent city. our thursday system will be mild to warm. warm system. not good for snow. but there could be a lot of rain here the next seven days. fine details. let me teal with it tomorrow. but do see a foot of rain. mostly cloudy in the morning and then partly sunny. my clouds in the afternoon. mild to warm. hazy skies. near 70 for some. upper 60s for others. a mild pattern way above average and they are not gonna cool off any time soon except for cloud cover coming in but they are not cold by any stretch of the imagine nation. one system thursday evening and then into friday and then it looks like a mishmash on
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friday. sunday looks better. >> there was a way to go up north and bring it -- >> if we could, bring it down. >> thank you. 8:50. a pizza commercial getting a whole lot of attention this morning because it congratulated the wrong team for winning the super bowl. look at this. >> congratulations, seattle seahawks, from papa john's. >> the nfl net work and the esquire are running ads and they congratulate the seattle seahawks. that's nice but it's not quite, as you know. the odds are they made two commercials, one for each team. the wrong one ended up being show on the air. >> yes, a big oops. nine minutes before 9:00. somewhere out there is a monopoly game filled with real money but you have to travel to
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france to find it. hasbro has produced 80 celts for the 80th anniversary of the first appearance in france. most sets contain 150 euros in cash mixed in with the fake money. but one game will have the complete bank made up of genuine euros with the exchange rate worth more than $23,000. kind of like that charlie and the chocolate factory golden ticket. how about a free night of family fun? i mean why not? after we take a break, don't miss your chance to win tickets to see monster jam at the oakland coliseum later this month.
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bob dylan dropped a new album. shadows of the night is the tribute album. the album has ten songs recorded by frank sinatra, including i'm a fool to want you. this is the 36th album released by the 73-year-old dylan. his first was released more than 50 years ago. there is a brand-new short film based on "frozen." ♪ let it go ♪
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>> in the seven-minute sequel, they are determined to give anna the best birthday celebration ever. all of the original cast members are back and there's a new song by the teen that wrote "let it go." it will be shoern in theaters on march 13th, when cinderella live premiers. one critic says this could probably fill theaters by itself. ticket tuesday give away. one lucky winner will get four tickets to monster jam. february 21st at the coliseum in oakland. for you to enter, go to the contest page under the entertainment tab at ktvu.com, fill out that entry word. you also have to put in the secret word "truck." entries will be accepted right now. you have to be at least 18 years old and a legal california resident to enter.
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now, the prize has an approximate retail value of $100. it's provided by felt entertainment. the winner will be selected by random drawing on february 4th. you can see all of the official rules at ktvu.com. got that spin -- >> i don't know how they did that. bizarre-looking trucks. let's check in with sal who is keeping an eye on the commute. engineers working feverishly in the back, promise the clock will be back tomorrow. >> it's important to people. >> oh, yeah. let's take a look at san francisco, highway 101, you will see the traffic is doing pretty well getting into the city. bay bridge toll plaza, still a delay at the toll plaza about ten minutes before you make it onto the bridge. livermore traffic is finally improved a little bit as you drive up to the dublin interchange. time for the forecast. let's go to steve. high clouds here this morning. 40s, 50s. end up with mostly sunny, partly cloudy skies. 60s and 70s.
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still very mild. about the same wednesday. cloud it up thursday. rain thursday night in the north bay. let's leave it right there. >> right there. >> all right, steve. well, thank you. >> that's our report. we thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. >> be sure to watch the news at noon for more on the shooting death of the jakka. we'll have reactions from the bay area rap community and more on our later newscasts at 5:00 and 6:00. thank you for joining us.
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